The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-06
a HOSPlTABLe CRUSH.
Chicago Gives the President q Ire.
mendOus Reception.
A Hundred IhOusand People Wei.
come Him-The Theaier
Reception.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oc'. 5.-Oily half q
dtzsn stops were made during the run
OF the Presidents spt cisl train from
st. Louis, and these were at water
citations. The trainmen report that
little knots Of people await ed the
passage Of the train at way s'atioDs all
through the night, merely to loyk
upon the Car which contained sleep.
ing President. The President especial
ly remarked the number and the zssl
oil ladies and gray beard,d men in the
crowds everywhere assembled to greet
him, and was much sfiec,,d. Many OF
them were shedding tears in their ex
element, and otherwise maDifseted
the usual interest OF this occasion.
II was a welcome fitirg the ex.
ecuhve Of this great republic that
President Cleveland met with VIII,
he landed, for the first tine In his
life, at Chicago this mornir &. The
enthusiasm was cleo rical. Such
crowds, such bright faces In the ,me
numbers, were never seen before
There must have been $4,000 men,
women aud children gathered within
q few blocks OF the stntion.
As The presidential carriage, with
the fair mistress OF the While house,
came In view, a cheer went up from
the masses tina, a lied the streets ne the
carriage advanced, but the dsmeauor
OF the crowd at this part Of the line Of
march was In eIriking contrast to
TIE usCRAsING DIN or CHEER,
that greetsd the President further on.
There was no music until the process
zion GIT 10 Twenty third street, and
the crowds did nothing but look q,
the President and Mre. Cleveland.
Closing up behind the carriages came
the Milwaukee Light Horses tqusd.
ron and Battery +, Fourth artillery,
Unit,d States army. The crowd had
yelled Itself hoarte. cheering for the
President, WREN the second division
ewing into line a. the corner Of Michi.
gan averue sDd Twenty third street.
ID wn TwsLty.thiId stl eet, Wabash
avenue ard Thirty fifth street, the
people were pack, d as never before 10
the history Of Chlcsgo. Ga the tops
OF houses and In tbs W ndowe ware
crowds OF eager faces, aud fom roofs
and rushfs Il lated streamert, evident
ly improvi,ed hurIiedly for the otca
zion. Down at Twslty.eecond street
where the procession began, there
was q repetition OF the depot ecene
and ~ an might rs well have ht
tempted 10 walk through brick wal
M TO lofce hts way into the midst oil
this fence OF men aud women. The
ma n proc ion star ed from Twenty.
second etr ct promptly at 10 O'Clock.
As the pr csesiOn n ;ed along the
President. was KEEP, busy bowing and
emiling. Most OF the lime he WIS un.
covered. The ladies' teemed parti,u
lsrly ~ xlous 10 y, I good loot at the
Phesidents VIE, and many OF them
were mere aggreisve In thrust n,
themselves forward than were tn,
men. IL wss q succession OF ovation
the President received all along th,
route. When the head Of the pro
ce.sion reached he grand stand nj III,
auditorium, the President ard the 10
Q, ption comcliuee took their places
on tho revis wing stsnd IL was II
o'clock when the last Of the procee
sion had paseed In review before tn,
Pr etident. Mayor Roche then ad
dress the Prrtitent, welcoming hin
to Chicago. The Pr sldent iesponde,
Ne follnws:
IHR PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
II vas soon after the election Of 1884 tha
city ursrn. me 70 p.y yea a visit. lie en-
de vored 20 meet all obi tctioBs that wer
started, aud Insisted with unyieldins peril
nacity that the Invitation should DO &C
c,pted. AZ ist. and after all Isrsbasio
with this deqlarationi The reople u
where | live don't thinks man W d. 10
President who has never seen thicaso"
have Of On thousht Of this Incident sipe
thst line, aud sometimes when i felt tbs
-ss bot doing Tor tbs. people aud the pp6
lie welfare a that might be done. or al tha
would lihe TO do. have wondered whetbs
h. sould pot have s?be m bette,
bad Visited Ch,esEe. Indsed, u has. ] be
I
ocossions LATELY, whsp the shortcomings Z
the pfeiont chief executive we're under di,
GUS 90, that moth ng could b. expected %
man Who had never been vet Of some de,
means the same thits hat ny hicAso Irisn
meant. AID involyes the zane accus alto
and Q Inclusion. II my hllesed ON ~
grimes and miscsweauors are thu' chsriiI
.' iP Sssi... fI * i s .. "i y
representative o. this. city, - have giye
u, 10 an evidence Z that local pride aud loI
aiu (Which yoa' great city 10 stri IN
monu Henl, all hsvs heard q y, " they hAy
not seen u, for every one % your peopl
. stsmi 20 have ofsaniisd hipieli a commi
tee Of one % spfe Al its Tor 80 sbroad
And no- that 4 an here, | eel like SALT
wth the Queen Of bhsbs, the half Wa Nc
, creased vhsn recall . iitiis res.ht history
In ISIS the Town o. Chicago va. incOrpor
atsal upoa the question % ineorpot .iiol
Thirteen votes wefs cast, one Of uhioh W
,on '' ss,sS .s,a.,.s az. si,is.a IN IN r. IL
adverse vote. but he we're here 10 day
! bel eve he would be heartily Ashamsd Of II
fige days after its a. cerps ration asa TOW
. Chicaso held its hrst.sl elton Tor town on
occasion vas twenty . ,ht. We look IN. val
. for any trace Of hoodl 70 10 thUse days
, thoush We are 10 a that th. hrs, bull w
contracted after the sstablishmsnt Of ~
| NNu VI iotlsus touf populauou W JAW
, | when Chit aEo.uas L. cofporstsd city, WI
t,uo, The numbef Of iu ieh.bitsnt. In ts1
vo 800 GO OF upward. shd the valu stion {
lie piopsriy probably tlsg 600 600. Its la
, nsBss gfowih and yolume Of bust
nsss h.d then made u marys
amons podsrn cities. Al .thi, time u va
; visited BY = dire lamity, without pafalis
IN extent add destructi o, vht b thrsa'ens
ali Q promise OF q satnes' and appatenti
! ended ~ cafeer. In october Of that yesr
dc occu rcd witch birnei ever an ara
within the eitJ Of 2.llO acres killed 30 YET
sons, g btumsd 90o bui dinss, mad
hoAsles, 10000 PEOPLE asd d ,troy.d rror
; art, Of the value o. seO,oo. oN. Thee III
lsvsd an exhibition Of snt rprss an
bravery !. uapsfal sled a. the dsssts
shich called them forth. The ciiitsns q
On caso OF no time In lanentation. an
Dot Tor q momept dad Their Jos fsitl In ID
sure des In, OF thsir city. lmest m ,ns ID
smests ley r,cammsnoed business, an
upon in ashss thsy be an 20 build. i1tssi
yeas have ps,.d. and thsse has ar sen
eiu ms told more populous. more be ,uti
fol q q meie prosperous than you last II
1871. Whoh yea sfeat,r rish ~ be proul
and tatished than the citirsns Of Chicago3
Y u have sid the Prssidea. cusht 10 90,
Chicago an here 70 see Il. aud lis hos
pitabls. large hearted 20 pie. But becaus